Master's & Mentor's

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    It comes as no surprise that after all this time the rusty muscle memory is real. The first few drawings I was working on with chalk all looked great until I noticed how much flatter and disproportionate everything was. I truly felt like I was starting over from ground Zero. Normally this would depress me. Thinking of the years wasted and wondering if it was gone forever. Instead I was in a position where the opposite felt more true. I found myself excited, I thought to myself. “With what knowledge and skill was lost… So were the bad habits from the past, therefore starting at a blank state gives me nothing but improvement. I could map out and plan ahead of time what art directions I needed to focus on vs whatever the flavor of the week is I got from school.


IF I wanted to do this right, I am going to ned the right influences in my style, habits, and workflow. Throughout this research I came up with an extensive list of individuals, all whom provide some sort of training or course instruction. They are as follows;


-Proko (Fundamentals, Figure drawing.

-Marc Brunet (Character Desgin & Illustration)

Aaron Blaise (Animator, Storyboarder, Disney Legend)

-Knight Zhang (Character Desgin)

-Mathew Mattesi (gestures, Figures, Dynamics)

-Jazza ( Fundamentals, Experimentation)

-Scott Eaton (Indepth Anatomy, Scultor )

-Glen Vilpuu (Figures, Fundamentals, Disney Legend)

-Griz and Norm (Storyboards, Tutorial experts)

-David Zinn (StreetChalk artist, Improve Drawing)

-Modernday James (Fundamentals)


Mentor Mentions from LinkedinLearning, helping provide proof of knowledge through certifications.


-Mark SImon (Storyboards_

-Amy Wynn (Figures, Portraits, Fundamentals)

-Dermot O’Connor (Storyboards)

-MaryJane Begin (Character Development & Design)

-Ben Bishop (Graphic Novel Storyboarding, Character Design)

-Jonathan Reichental (NFTS, not related to learning art, but may be useful to understand)


Inspirations, Honorable Mentions, Sketchbook Dives


-Martin Abel    -Ali Haider    -Mayko & Knezo    -Ahmed Aldori

-Emily Olson    -PeterDraws    -Alphonzo Dunn    -Jenna Rainey   

-RossDraws    -REIQ        -Rajen Ramkallwan    -Sinix Design

-Sycra        -SinixDesign    -Superfaedizzle


I will leave links to each of the mentions to credit these artists, and channels who put so much work into what they do. I highly recommend checking them all out, subscribe if ya can.


    The Journey ahead looks long and will require lots of patience. I am looking forward to seeing where it all takes me. Who knows what additional Guidance I may add along this Artistic Journey.

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